Chapter XXXIII · Chapter 33

(of mail) marked with a destination

From this reading Florence had still before her the desk on which she had been writing; and the letter in its envelope addressed to Mrs. Clavering, but as yet unclosed, was lying beneath her blotting-paper.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "Florence, I have been to Bolton Street and I have seen Lady Ongar."

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Florence had still before her the desk on which she had been writing; and the letter in its envelope addressed to Mrs. Clavering, but as yet unclosed, was lying beneath her blotting-paper.

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading BURTON FOUGHT HER BATTLE.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "Florence, I have been to Bolton Street and I have seen Lady Ongar."

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Florence had still before her the desk on which she had been writing; and the letter in its envelope addressed to Mrs. Clavering, but as yet unclosed, was lying beneath her blotting-paper.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading Florence had still before her the desk on which she had been writing; and the letter in its envelope addressed to Mrs. Clavering, but as yet unclosed, was lying beneath her blotting-paper.

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From this reading Florence had still before her the desk on which she had been writing; and the letter in its envelope addressed to Mrs. Clavering, but as yet unclosed, was lying beneath her blotting-paper.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Florence, I have been to Bolton Street and I have seen Lady Ongar."

English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)

From this reading BURTON FOUGHT HER BATTLE.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Florence had still before her the desk on which she had been writing; and the letter in its envelope addressed to Mrs. Clavering, but as yet unclosed, was lying beneath her blotting-paper.

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From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Florence had still before her the desk on which she had been writing; and the letter in its envelope addressed to Mrs. Clavering, but as yet unclosed, was lying beneath her blotting-paper.

female equivalent of a count or earl

From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.

a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments

From this reading Florence had still before her the desk on which she had been writing; and the letter in its envelope addressed to Mrs. Clavering, but as yet unclosed, was lying beneath her blotting-paper.

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From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.

a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.

From this reading Florence had still before her the desk on which she had been writing; and the letter in its envelope addressed to Mrs. Clavering, but as yet unclosed, was lying beneath her blotting-paper.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.

a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries

From this reading "Florence, I have been to Bolton Street and I have seen Lady Ongar."

inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading BURTON FOUGHT HER BATTLE.

set up or found

From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Florence, I have been to Bolton Street and I have seen Lady Ongar."

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading BURTON FOUGHT HER BATTLE.

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From this reading SHEWING HOW MRS.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Florence, I have been to Bolton Street and I have seen Lady Ongar."

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Florence had still before her the desk on which she had been writing; and the letter in its envelope addressed to Mrs. Clavering, but as yet unclosed, was lying beneath her blotting-paper.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading "Florence, I have been to Bolton Street and I have seen Lady Ongar."

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading Florence had still before her the desk on which she had been writing; and the letter in its envelope addressed to Mrs. Clavering, but as yet unclosed, was lying beneath her blotting-paper.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading Florence had still before her the desk on which she had been writing; and the letter in its envelope addressed to Mrs. Clavering, but as yet unclosed, was lying beneath her blotting-paper.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading SHEWING HOW MRS.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.

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From this reading "Florence, I have been to Bolton Street and I have seen Lady Ongar."

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "Florence, I have been to Bolton Street and I have seen Lady Ongar."

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.

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From this reading SHEWING HOW MRS.

the sister of your spouse

From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.

not in physical motion

From this reading Florence had still before her the desk on which she had been writing; and the letter in its envelope addressed to Mrs. Clavering, but as yet unclosed, was lying beneath her blotting-paper.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading "Florence, I have been to Bolton Street and I have seen Lady Ongar."

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Florence, I have been to Bolton Street and I have seen Lady Ongar."

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From this reading Florence had still before her the desk on which she had been writing; and the letter in its envelope addressed to Mrs. Clavering, but as yet unclosed, was lying beneath her blotting-paper.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Florence had still before her the desk on which she had been writing; and the letter in its envelope addressed to Mrs. Clavering, but as yet unclosed, was lying beneath her blotting-paper.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.

at the time that

From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.

the words that are spoken

From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.

the act of creating written works

From this reading Florence had still before her the desk on which she had been writing; and the letter in its envelope addressed to Mrs. Clavering, but as yet unclosed, was lying beneath her blotting-paper.

but in spite of that

From this reading Florence had still before her the desk on which she had been writing; and the letter in its envelope addressed to Mrs. Clavering, but as yet unclosed, was lying beneath her blotting-paper.